Cutting Through the Stock-Advice Clutter

A new Barrons.com column reviews the investment opinions of other Websites and publications.

Welcome to the first installment of a very different kind of Barron's column.

We've taken note of the growing number of mostly free financial Websites that are trying to do what Barron's has done for decades: that is, they take firm stands on the direction of specific stocks and other investments. In addition to well-known financial sites such as CNBC.com, The Street, and Forbes.com, there are a variety of up and comers with catchy...